
That is odd on the HG

That dash. Proper old school. I love it

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Buy it Jim and get it fixed! You know you want to...CitroJim wrote:Thing is Chris, it's good to have a change of scenery every now and again...
In another life I'd have been very tempted to have got hold of the Fraud Focus Chris570 is peddling just for a change of spanner fodder...
Still am actually..
Hope the 75 arrived OK
That looks spot on Chris, congratulations. I hope it's something simple, and not a full HG job. You should be well pleased with that! I'm not a huge fan of them myself, I've been in a couple over the years. I can see why they would appeal though.Citroenmad wrote:Well its been a reasonably good day for the Rover but if anything I'm even more puzzled!
I thought it would be a good idea to take it for an MOT to see what it needs, apart from the headgasket repair etc. Im not exactly sure how long it has been off the road for, the MOT expired in Obtober 2012 and when Ive checked on the DVLA the TAX expired in Feb 2012. However, I believe if you cash in the road tax that it reverts to the previous date. So it could have been off the road 2-3 months or a year, who knows. It doesnt appear to have been stood very long and the battery is still very good. I do know its only done 4,000 miles since the last MOT.
It's the same as Laura's. Very nice, I always thought.CitroJim wrote: That dash. Proper old school. I love itBit of class there!
Yes there is, it will pressure the coolant in seconds as the liners sink into the block when overheated and the heat will aneal the head which makes the fire ring of the HG sink into the head destroying it, this only happens when overheated after driving with a leaking head gasket which always starts off mixing oil and water, the engine will be junk if this happens, done loads now.There is no real way to know if it has badly overheated until the head is off
I know Jim, I'm only winding you up. I'm glad to hear it seems to be having some sort of positive effect.CitroJim wrote:No room Mike... I have a two car drive and three cars already![]()
But that's not the real reason...
I'm taking life very gently at the moment and keeping all temptation like that at bay as I'm concerned it just might cause a setback.
I'm not going to take any risks and even though my heart says get the Focus and sort it my head is over-ruling me...
So what are you looking to get as a 'departure' then Mike?
Thanks deanDeanxm wrote:Yes there is, it will pressure the coolant in seconds as the liners sink into the block when overheated and the heat will aneal the head which makes the fire ring of the HG sink into the head destroying it, this only happens when overheated after driving with a leaking head gasket which always starts off mixing oil and water, the engine will be junk if this happens, done loads now.There is no real way to know if it has badly overheated until the head is off
Was it missing a bit when you first got it? ive had one before where the head was done but the followers were not emptied of oil on re assembly, this means they hold the valves off the seats by some considerable margin and it runs like a bag of whatsits, let it sit with the cam in different positions to hold the valves open thus straining the followers and squeezing the oil out of them overnight and hey presto all will be fixed, of course the guy that done the head may not have known this and put it back together only for it to barely start and run like a bag of nails.
The other thing to watch for is it may have been pumped full of 'K' seal which will hold it together for a while.
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I really am actuallyHell Razor5543 wrote:It looks like you are having fun with the 75 (and, again, I mean that in a nice way).
It is an excellent piece of road, must go again sometime! Yep, that is your photography at work in that picture Kevred_dwarfers wrote:It was a nice surprise seeing your car on the front cover and even more so when I spotted another from when we went through that Ford on the Wrexham moor, I love that stretch of road!
No doubt! Hopefully he will have it read before too longCitroJim wrote:Well done for that Chris... It is a lovely picture![]()
Not seen mine yet...
I expect the postman is having a crafty read before he lets me have it...
Thanks JimCitroJim wrote:Excellent news on the 75 Chris and good work on doing the timingFingers crossed for the MOT